9 Dead in Shooting at Black Church in SC

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WTF is wrong with people?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/17/charleston-south-carolina-shooting/28902017/
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    WTF is wrong with people?

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/17/charleston-south-carolina-shooting/28902017/

    I wish I knew the answer to that. Where this kind of hate comes from is beyond me. And the shooter is still loose.

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • rr165892
    rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    A local reporter here in South Florida has been to that church and lived in Charleston.She said the shooting is on the same date that 9 fire fighters died some years ago in a big fire in Charleston.9 dead last night ?Shes speculating of course but it's an interesting twist that may lead to some kind of motive maybe.Worth keeping in mind anyway.
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    The hate that breeds down here is just sickening. They have this guys picture already released to the public. I doubt he's living much longer.
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    Today is the 8th anniversary of the Charleston 9 fire. The shooting occurred last night around 9pm.
  • badbrains
    badbrains Posts: 10,255
    Unreal
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,598
    The suspect:

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    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,598
    Sickening.
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    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
  • badbrains
    badbrains Posts: 10,255
    They know he's 21 years old but can't announce his name to us all?
  • callen
    callen Posts: 6,388
    And some equate violence to African Americans and have this fked up thought that whites are somehow better.

    Racism creates this. On both sides. Be part of the solution not the problem.
    10-18-2000 Houston, 04-06-2003 Houston, 6-25-2003 Toronto, 10-8-2004 Kissimmee, 9-4-2005 Calgary, 12-3-05 Sao Paulo, 7-2-2006 Denver, 7-22-06 Gorge, 7-23-2006 Gorge, 9-13-2006 Bern, 6-22-2008 DC, 6-24-2008 MSG, 6-25-2008 MSG
  • callen
    callen Posts: 6,388
    Be interesting to find out this guys background and "table talk" he heard while growing up.

    Maybe his parents should of let him wear that dress.
    10-18-2000 Houston, 04-06-2003 Houston, 6-25-2003 Toronto, 10-8-2004 Kissimmee, 9-4-2005 Calgary, 12-3-05 Sao Paulo, 7-2-2006 Denver, 7-22-06 Gorge, 7-23-2006 Gorge, 9-13-2006 Bern, 6-22-2008 DC, 6-24-2008 MSG, 6-25-2008 MSG
  • callen
    callen Posts: 6,388
    badbrains said:

    They know he's 21 years old but can't announce his name to us all?

    Part of strategy of finding him.
    10-18-2000 Houston, 04-06-2003 Houston, 6-25-2003 Toronto, 10-8-2004 Kissimmee, 9-4-2005 Calgary, 12-3-05 Sao Paulo, 7-2-2006 Denver, 7-22-06 Gorge, 7-23-2006 Gorge, 9-13-2006 Bern, 6-22-2008 DC, 6-24-2008 MSG, 6-25-2008 MSG
  • badbrains
    badbrains Posts: 10,255
    callen said:

    Be interesting to find out this guys background and "table talk" he heard while growing up.

    Maybe his parents should of let him wear that dress.

    I'm waiting for the hannity or o'riley "hey, it's Ramadan, and this shooter is a Muslim" rant.
  • fife
    fife Posts: 3,327
    I am just waiting for someone (not meaning here) who will say that if only the priest had a gun this would never have happen.

    hey last 12, can you talk more about you were saying about the hate down there. I am going to plead ignorance
  • callen
    callen Posts: 6,388
    More guns isn't the solution?


    Sarcasm
    10-18-2000 Houston, 04-06-2003 Houston, 6-25-2003 Toronto, 10-8-2004 Kissimmee, 9-4-2005 Calgary, 12-3-05 Sao Paulo, 7-2-2006 Denver, 7-22-06 Gorge, 7-23-2006 Gorge, 9-13-2006 Bern, 6-22-2008 DC, 6-24-2008 MSG, 6-25-2008 MSG
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,598
    edited June 2015
    We called the Aurora movie theater shooting the work of a crazy man. We called the marathon bombing terrorism. We'll call this one a hate crime. All three terms are accurate...but all three acts are also the work of crazy men. Crazy, hate-filled men. With too easy access to weapons and even easier access to victims. Just sickening.
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  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    This is the deep south. This is a state that up until just a few years ago flew the Confederate flag on top of the Capitol building in columbia. I see racism all the time and I'm white. My work had 4 job openings and I was talking to my boss about who I would recommend. When I told him, he said "I'm not hiring 3 of them." To which I replied "why the fuck not?"

    It's everywhere.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Well-said, Jimmy.

    Last-12, there must be a pall over your city this morning. Good thoughts from here.
  • fife
    fife Posts: 3,327
    Last-12-Exit said:

    This is the deep south. This is a state that up until just a few years ago flew the Confederate flag on top of the Capitol building in columbia. I see racism all the time and I'm white. My work had 4 job openings and I was talking to my boss about who I would recommend. When I told him, he said "I'm not hiring 3 of them." To which I replied "why the fuck not?"

    It's everywhere.

    thanks, to be honest, i never thought of SC as deep south but i understand that in reality it is. sounds like you have a great boss (as long as you are white)

    how is the mood there right now?
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    fife said:

    Last-12-Exit said:

    This is the deep south. This is a state that up until just a few years ago flew the Confederate flag on top of the Capitol building in columbia. I see racism all the time and I'm white. My work had 4 job openings and I was talking to my boss about who I would recommend. When I told him, he said "I'm not hiring 3 of them." To which I replied "why the fuck not?"

    It's everywhere.

    thanks, to be honest, i never thought of SC as deep south but i understand that in reality it is. sounds like you have a great boss (as long as you are white)

    how is the mood there right now?
    Charleston mayor Joe Riley said this morning something to the effect of "this community will heal these families. We've done it before." Referring to the Charleston 9 back in 2007. He's 100% correct. People are in mourning and in shock. My wife's facebook feed is filled with this guys pictures and prayers. These families will have EVERYTHING they want for the next 2-3 months. Hundreds of thousands of dollars will be donated. Thousands of man hours will be volunteered.

    Most of all, the general feeling I get is that people are pissed. This stuff shouldn't happen.
  • fife
    fife Posts: 3,327
    I am glad that atleast the community will rally to these families.

    I am surprised that the police have not released his name since they have his license plate. i sense this will end with a suicide by cop

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